Clinical trials: Disaster Attitude
The Aim is to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness Knowledge and Skills Through Peer Interaction
The Effect of a Peer-Based Instructional Disaster Education Program on Disaster Preparedness Beliefs and Disaster Attitudes of First Aid and Emergency Program Students
Objective: Continuous education and training in disaster preparedness is critically important for first aid and emergency program students, who will be the future healthcare professionals, especially in the pre-hospital setting.
- Trial name
- disaster (NCT07564999)
- Testing
- peer-supported disaster preparedness training, Rutin
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Disasters, Disaster Preparedness
Effectiveness of an Audiovisual Disaster-Education Intervention on Disaster Risk Perception and Preparedness Belief Among Senior High-School Adolescents
This cluster-randomized controlled trial tests whether a short, standardized disaster-education video improves two psychological precursors of disaster preparedness among senior high-school students in a hazard-prone district of…
- Conditions
- Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Health Behavior, Risk Perception
- Trial name
- DERAP (NCT07781527)
- Testing
- Audiovisual disaster-education module, Attention-matched general-health video
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tanjungpura University
Depressive Symptoms Mild to Moderate in Severity
Therapeutic Touch and Acupressure on Depressive Symptoms
Therapeutic touch intervention Participants in the therapeutic touch group received eight sessions over four weeks (two sessions per week), with each session lasting approximately 20 minutes.
- Trial name
- Postmenopausal (NCT07532512)
- Testing
- Therapeutic touch intervention, Acupressure intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Cigarette Smoking, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Enhanced Smoking Cessation Intervention for Smokers Exposed to the World Trade Center (WTC) Disaster
The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of a CBT-based smoking cessation treatment enhanced with transdiagnostic skills for the management of anxiety and fear-based avoidance behaviors (CBT-A) relative to a standard…
- Conditions
- Cigarette Smoking, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
- Trial name
- NCT02538601
- Testing
- CBT-A, CBT-S
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Earthquake, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
The Effect of Exercise on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep Quality in Individuals Affected by the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes
Natural disasters can have adverse impacts on both physical and mental health. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep disorders are among the most common problems seen after natural disasters.
- Trial name
- NCT06388876
- Testing
- Exercise, lifestyle advice
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Mental Health Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Development of Mental Health Outcomes Following the 2020 Petrinja Earthquake
On 29 December 2020, an earthquake struck Petrinja in Croatia. The aim of this study is to assesses prevalence of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and panic disorder among exposed inhabitants and…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04911933
- Testing
- Family Therapy
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Neuropsychiatric Hospital dr Ivan Barbot
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Yoga Breath Program and Client-Centered Exposure for Relief of PTSD in Tsunami Victims
Study hypothesis: that a standardized course of Eastern practices (Breath Water Sound Course -BWS) will significantly relieve PTSD and depression in tsunami victims.
- Trial name
- NCT00290225
- Testing
- Breath Water Sound Course and Traumatic Incident Reduction
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Victim Services Center, Miami
Elderly, Psychological Adaptation
Are Older Adults Prepared to Respond to Disasters? Psychological First Aid on Dignity-Related Distress, Social Frailty, and Psychological Resilience
The rapid increase in the global aging population has drawn attention to the unique challenges faced by institutionalized elders.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Psychological Adaptation, First Aid, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06787703
- Testing
- Psychological First Aid Intervention
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Clinical Trial of Interpersonal Therapy for Survivors of the Sichuan Earthquake
The enormous global burden of mental illness has been estimated through the publication of the Global Burden of Disease Study. Research confirms that populations exposed to mass trauma such as natural disaster bear a particularly…
- Trial name
- NCT01624935
- Testing
- interpersonal psychotherapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Literacy
Disaster Nursing Course Affect Nursing Students' Disaster Literacy and Preparedness
This study aimed to examine the effect of disaster nursing course on nursing students' disaster literacy and preparedness perceptions. The study, which was a one-group quasi-experimental study design in a pretest-posttest design.
- Trial name
- NCT06407661
- Testing
- "Disaster Nursing" course/education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Democracy University
Psychological Stress
The Pandemic Stress Vaccine: A Resource to Enhance the Resilience of Healthcare Workers Facing an Infectious Outbreak
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of an interactive, computerized learning resource designed to increase resilience in hospital-based health care workers preparing for an influenza pandemic.
- Trial name
- NCT00962273
- Testing
- Interactive computerized learning resource, Didactic computerized learning resource
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Insomnia
RESILIENT - An Online Multidimensional Treatment to Promote Resilience After a Disaster: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol
Background. The wildfires on May 1, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta (Canada), destroyed approximately 2,400 homes and buildings and led to massive displacement of approximately 88,000 people.
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Insomnia, Depression
- Trial name
- RESILIENT (NCT04808713)
- Testing
- Treatment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Disaster, Crisis Response Plan
DV 100 as a Framework for the Hospital Incident Command System
There is limited scientific research on the organizational structure of the Hospital Incident Command System. The Hospital Alarm and Emergency Planning manual by the German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster…
- Conditions
- Disaster, Crisis Response Plan, Emergency, Communication
- Trial name
- OrAKEL (NCT06913010)
- Testing
- No interventions.
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Psychological Stress
The Efficacy of a Brief Resilience Training Program for Hurricane Sandy Disaster Responders
The goal of this project is to adapt and test the efficacy of the National Institute of Environmental Health and Safety (NIEHS) Disaster Worker Resilience Training (DWRT) Program for Superstorm Sandy responders.
- Trial name
- NCT02417051
- Testing
- Disaster Worker Resiliency Training
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Parent Training, Psychoeducation
Development and Effectiveness of a Micro-Psychoeducation Program for Parents of Children With ADHD in Disaster Situations
Abstract Disasters are among the major crisis situations that adversely affect children's psychological well-being, emotional regulation, and adaptation.
- Trial name
- ADHD (NCT07777016)
- Testing
- articipants in the intervention group received the micro-psychoeducation program.
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Anxiety Disorder, PTSD
Peer-led Group Intervention for Coping With Disaster
The present project partners with leading faith communities in Houston to provide expert-led educational workshops to a diverse sample of adults on normative and concerning response to disaster.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, PTSD, Depressive Symptoms, Anger
- Trial name
- NCT03907995
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Extreme Heat, Heat Health
Study to Assess the Effectiveness of a Heat Risk Reduction Decision Support Platform and the Barriers and Facilitators of Its Implementation With 30 US Local Health Department Sites
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an innovative online decision support tool (Chart) that provides localized health risk assessment for extreme heat at the census tract level helps local health departments plan and…
- Conditions
- Extreme Heat, Heat Health, Extreme Heat Waves, Heat
- Trial name
- NCT06971978
- Testing
- Online decision support platform to support evidence-based heat health risk assessment and extreme heat event preparedness planning, Heat and health risk assessment and preparedness information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Climate Change, Health Behavior / Well-Being
Promoting Interventions for Climate Change to Upscale Resilience in District Astore
The PICCTURE trial is a cluster randomized controlled study that will be conducted in District Astore, Pakistan, to evaluate the effectiveness of community-based interventions in improving resilience to climate-related hazards.
- Conditions
- Climate Change, Health Behavior / Well-Being, Disaster Planning
- Trial name
- PICCTURE (NCT07557199)
- Testing
- Community Interventions, Primary Healthcare Intervention
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Jai Kumar Das
Disaster Preparedness, Health Education
The Effect of Health Belief Model-Based Disaster Education for Parents of Children With Special Needs on General Disaster Preparedness Beliefs and Disaster Preparedness Levels
This study aims to evaluate the effect of a Health Belief Model (HBM)-based disaster education program on general disaster preparedness beliefs and disaster preparedness levels among parents of children with special needs.
- Conditions
- Disaster Preparedness, Health Education, Child With Special Health Care Needs, Parents Who Have Special Needs Children
- Trial name
- NCT07810608
- Testing
- Health Belief Model -Based Disaster Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Psychological Stress, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
The Effect of Mindfulness in Inflammation Markers (IL-6, TNF-A, CRP and Cortisol) Among Survivors of Tidal Flooding in Sayung Demak
Recurrent tidal flooding (rob) in the coastal areas of Sayung District, Demak Regency, poses a continuous environmental threat that inflicts housing damage, economic instability, and prolonged socioeconomic uncertainty on local…
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT07790055
- Testing
- Mindfulness Body Scan Training
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Natalia Dewi Wardani, MD